"competition was in line with the organization's 25 years of commitment to artistic freedom. Lacoste's attempt to censor Sansour's work led to widespread international negative media reports on the company's actions and renewed discussions on the role of private sector companies in art sponsorships. Lacoste Lacoste () is a French company, founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste and André Gillier. It sells clothing, footwear, sportswear, eyewear, leather goods, perfume, towels and watches. The company can be recognized by its green crocodile logo. René Lacoste, the company's founder, was nicknamed ""the Crocodile"" by fans because of his tenacity on"
"French tennis star René Lacoste. They married in 1929 and had three sons and a daughter. The Lacostes would go on to form the Lacoste company and build a sportswear empire. They also founded the Golf de Chantaco club in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France near Biarritz. Simone Lacoste died in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in 2001. Simone de la Chaume Simone Thion de la Chaume (24 November 1908 – 4 September 2001) was a French amateur golfer. In 1924, she became the first foreign player to win the Girls Amateur Championship and in 1927 the first to win the British"
"against Jean Borotra. Failing health, including respiratory disease, led to his withdrawal from competitive tennis in 1929 although he would make a brief comeback at the 1932 French Championships, where he defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood in the third round, but lost in the fourth to Harry Lee. He was the non-playing captain of the French Davis Cup team in 1932 and 1933. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Lacoste in"
"blazer that Lacoste wore for his matches. Lacoste was primarily a baseline player who relied on control, accuracy, and deeply-placed groundstrokes to put pressure on his opponents. In addition he possessed an excellent passing shot and backhand slice. Nicknamed the 'Tennis Machine' for his methodical game and ability to avoid errors, he was known as a devoted and hard-working player rather than a player with a great amount of natural talent. His style was a complete contrast to that of his fellow Musketeer Henri Cochet. Lacoste was a studious tactician who meticulously analysed his opponents and kept detailed notes on"
"first time in the U.S. Championships. His breakthrough came in 1925 when he won the singles title at the French Championships and at Wimbledon, in both cases after a victory in the final against compatriot Jean Borotra. The following year, 1926, Lacoste lost his French title after a straight-sets defeat in the final to Henri Cochet. He did not compete at Wimbledon that year, but in September he won the U.S. National Championships title against Borotra. He was ranked No.1 for 1926 by A. Wallis Myers, tennis correspondent of The Daily Telegraph. In 1927, dubbed "" 'The finest year in"
"player and tactician of the pre-war period. As a member of the French team, Lacoste won the Davis Cup in 1927 and 1928. Lacoste was the World No. 1 player for both 1926 and 1927. Lacoste started playing tennis at age 15 when he accompanied his father on a trip to England. His first participation in a Grand Slam tournament was the 1922 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost in the first round to Pat O'Hara Wood. The following year, 1923, he reached the fourth round at Wimbledon to be narrowly defeated by Cecil Campbell, and he competed for the"
"of the shirt is called a polo dress. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, tennis players ordinarily wore ""tennis whites"" consisting of long-sleeved white button-up shirts (worn with the sleeves rolled up), flannel trousers, and ties. This attire presented problems for ease of play and comfort. René Lacoste, the French seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, felt that the stiff tennis attire was too cumbersome and uncomfortable. He designed a white, short-sleeved, loosely-knit piqué cotton (he called the cotton weave ""jersey petit piqué"") shirt with an unstarched, flat, protruding collar, a buttoned placket, and a shirt-tail longer in back than"
"and the English words """"See you later..."""", reinforcing the idea that the animal was perhaps an alligator. Information about Lacoste's Jamaican mother is scarce but he seemed to share a close relationship with his father, French business man Jean-Jules Lacoste. (See the official Lacoste website for a photograph of Lacoste with his father, taken in 1927.) On 30 June 1930 he married golfing champion Simone de la Chaume. Their daughter Catherine Lacoste was a champion golfer and president of the Golf Club Chantaco, founded by her mother, at a few kilometres from St. Jean-de-Luz. René Lacoste Jean René Lacoste (;"
"He took part in the development of the Lacoste company abroad. From 1968 to 1974, he was vice-president of the French Tennis Federation and, from 1975 to 1976, the International Tennis Federation. He was also Chairman of the Racing Club de France from 1959 to 1992 and president of the International Lawn Tennis Club from 1993 to 2004. In 1998, he testified at the trial of Maurice Papon who he had met in Morocco in 1948 during a tournament. He died in Paris on 26 July 2006 and his funeral was held in the chapel of the Military Academy. In"
"the French 7-time Grand Slam champion, decided that the stiff dress shirts and ties usually worn by tennis players were too cumbersome and uncomfortable for the tennis court. Instead, he designed a loosely-knit pique cotton shirt with an unstarched, flat protruding collar and a longer shirt-tail in back than in front. This came to be known as the tennis shirt. Lacoste's design called for a thick piqué collar that one would wear turned up in order to block the sun from one's neck skin. Thus, the tennis shirt's upturned collar was originally designed by the inventor of the tennis shirt,"
"wires, which wrapped around the racket head. The steel-tube racket was stiffer, and imparted a greater force to the ball during a stroke. It was marketed in Europe under the Lacoste brand, but in the United States it was marketed by Wilson Sporting Goods. Pierre Darmon debuted the racket at Wimbledon in 1963 but it achieved critical acclaim and huge popularity as the Wilson T-2000, used by American tennis greats Billie Jean King and Jimmy Connors. When Lacoste died, French Advertising agency Publicis, who had been managing his company's account for decades, published a print ad with the Lacoste logo"
"Jean-Pascal Lacoste Jean-Pascal Lacoste (also known as Jean-Pascal or Jipé; born 21 June 1978) is a French singer, actor and TV host. In 2001, he participated in the first edition of French TV reality show ""Star Academy"", but was eliminated on 5 January 2002. He was semi-finalist and participated in the Star Academy Tour. He remained famous for his quarrells with Jenifer Bartoli. After his participation, he released his singles ""L'Agitateur"" (#2 in France, #1 in Belgium) and ""Rue de la liberté"" (#13 in France, #3 in Belgium) and his debut album ""Jean-Pascal, qui es-tu ?"" (#7 in France, #1"
"best-known and most important fashion labels, Lacoste. He was seen from May 2004 onwards in a pan-European print and TV campaign alongside the Danish pop singer Natasha Thomas. The advert was directed and shot by Bruno Aveillan. Clément has been ranked as high as World No. 10 in singles and as high as World No. 8 in doubles, where he has often partnered with fellow Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Michaël Llodra. He has won four ATP singles titles (Lyon 2000, Metz 2003, Marseille 2006, Washington 2006), and twelve doubles titles including Wimbledon. Throughout his career he has beaten top players"
"Yves Lacoste Yves Lacoste (born 7 September 1929) is a French geographer and geopolitician. He was born in Fes, Morocco. In 1976 he established the French geopolitical journal ""Hérodote"" and published a work that shook the French academy, ""La Géographie ça sert d'abord à faire la guerre""; its central thesis was that ""geography was a form of strategic and political knowledge, central to the military strategy and the exercise of political power"". Lacoste had earlier earned international renown in 1972 during the Vietnam War by publishing a spatial forensics analysis of the US bombing campaign of the Red River Delta."
"Haushofer. In an earlier work, ""La Géographie du sous-développement"", Lacoste had suggested a spatial explanation of underdevelopment. Yves Lacoste Yves Lacoste (born 7 September 1929) is a French geographer and geopolitician. He was born in Fes, Morocco. In 1976 he established the French geopolitical journal ""Hérodote"" and published a work that shook the French academy, ""La Géographie ça sert d'abord à faire la guerre""; its central thesis was that ""geography was a form of strategic and political knowledge, central to the military strategy and the exercise of political power"". Lacoste had earlier earned international renown in 1972 during the Vietnam"
"both the U.S. Women's Amateur and British Ladies Amateur, but she never turned professional. Lacoste was a member of the French team that won the inaugural Espirito Santo Trophy in 1964. She was part of her country's team again in 1966, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1978. Lacoste is the daughter of French tennis player René Lacoste and his wife Simone de la Chaume, winner of the 1927 British Ladies Amateur. She sits on the board of Lacoste, the major fashion company founded by her father. She has been president of the Chantaco Golf Club, founded by her grandfather René"
"Pierre Etchebaster Pierre Etchebaster (8 December 1893 – 24 March 1980) was a French real tennis player who is widely considered history's greatest player of the game (in France ""jeu de paume""), the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis (which has usurped the name ""tennis""), is descended. Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, a Basque fishing village, he served in the French Army during World War I before returning home to become the French champion in ""main nués"", ""pala"" and ""chistera"", all varieties of Basque pelota. In 1922, Etchebaster was encouraged by tennis player Jacques Worth (a"
"tennis history' "" by E. Digby Baltzell, Lacoste was part of the French team that captured the Davis Cup from the United States, ending the latter's 6-year title run. The final was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia and Lacoste won both his singles matches against Bill Johnston and Bill Tilden. He played Tilden in two Grand Slam tournament finals that year and won both of them. At the French Championships he was victorious in five sets; at the U.S. National Championships he defended his title and denied Tilden his seventh U.S. title by winning in straight sets,"
"1929 French Championships (tennis) The 1929 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay ourts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 3 June. It was the 34th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. René Lacoste and Helen Wills Moody won the singles titles. It was Lacoste's seventh and last Grand Slam singles title. René Lacoste (FRA) defeated Jean Borotra (FRA) 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6 Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated Simonne Mathieu (FRA)"
"specifically constructed to host France's first defense of the Davis Cup. Lacoste lost the first rubber in a five-set match to Tilden but France won the remaining rubbers to defeat the challengers 4–1 and retain the cup. Lacoste did not participate in the 1928 U.S. Championships. Between 1923 and 1928 Lacoste played 51 Davis Cup matches for France in 26 ties and compiled a record of 32–8 in singles and 8–3 in doubles. The only major championship he played in 1929 was the French and he won his seventh, and last, Grand Slam singles title after a tight five-set final"
"Bernard Lacoste Bernard Lacoste (22 June 1931 in Paris – 21 March 2006 in Paris) was a French fashion designer and businessman. Born in Paris in June 22, 1931, Bernard Lacoste was the son of René Lacoste, the founder of the fashion company Lacoste. He attended high school in France and earned the Bachelor of Science at Princeton University in the USA. From February 1954 until February 1956 he was a Lieutenant in the French Air Force. From 1956 until 1963 he worked at General Motors in France. In 1964, he took the position as head of the internationally known"
"French Championship does not count towards his grand slam total as the French was only open to French nationals and members of French clubs. He only failed to win the U.S. Championships, as he was defeated in the final by his countryman René Lacoste in straight sets, thus missing a career Grand Slam. His 1924 Wimbledon victory made him the first player from outside the English-speaking world to win the tournament. His first appearance was in the French Davis Cup team of 1921. He also made the final of the World Covered Court Championships in 1922, losing to Henri Cochet,"
"although he survived setpoints in the first and third set and was down a break in the second. At Wimbledon Lacoste lost a five-set semifinal to Borotra. For the second successive year he was ranked No.1. In 1928 Lacoste lost his French title after a four-set loss in the final against Cochet. He took revenge by beating Cochet in the final of the Wimbledon Championships after having defeated Tilden in a five-set semifinal. The Challenge Round of the 1928 Davis Cup against the United States was played at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris on 27–29 July. The stadium was"
"1995, 1996 and 1997, winning it the last time, with a Grand Slam. Olivier Merle Olivier Merle (born 14 November 1965 in Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He was known by several nicknames, including ""La Merluche"" and ""Le Massif Central"". He was known for his violent play and after headbutting Ricky Evans the Welsh prop in Paris causing a ruck to collapse on him breaking his ankle, resulted in his being sued successfully in the courts for damages. This was the first case of its kind and BBC video evidence was"
"of 1920 where the rooster was perched on five Olympic rings. The rooster has since become a well-known symbol of French teams. French players are sometimes called ""les coqs"" and some French supporters have been known to release roosters on the playing field before games. The French team traditionally played in blue shirts, white shorts, and red socks, the colors of the national flag, and as such were nicknamed ""les tricolores"". Due to the mostly blue strip the French team currently wears, the team is now often referred to as ""les Bleus"" (the Blues), like many other French sporting teams."
"Thion de la Chaume in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, near her home, for many years. She married Jaime Prado y Colón de Carvajal; the couple had four children. She also has a home in Spain. She has played little tournament golf for many years, but serves as non-playing captain of the French women's amateur team. She is now married to Angel Piñero, who is a classical guitar player. Amateur Catherine Lacoste Catherine Lacoste (born 27 June 1945, in Paris, France) is a French amateur golfer. Lacoste won the U.S. Women's Open in 1967 as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional"
"children. As he explains in his unpublished biography, in that year Lacaze added the first syllable of his wife's name to his own and henceforth was known as René Sim Lacaze. Lacaze ceased to work for Van Cleef & Arpels in 1941, moving to Mauboussin and also running his own jewellery studio. He created pieces for illustrious clients including Marlene Dietrich, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Chevalier and the Duchess of Windsor. Upon his retirement in 1968, Lacaze devoted himself to painting and produced numerous water-colours. He died at the age of 99 in Maisons-Laffitte on 5 January 2000. Today, the name"
"The Musketeers were: While Brugnon was primarily a doubles specialist, Borotra, Cochet, and Lacoste won many singles titles. Between them, they won three United States Championships at Forest Hills, six consecutive Wimbledon titles from 1924 through 1929, and 10 titles in 11 years at the French Championships, 1922 through 1932 (up to and including 1924, though, the tournament was only open to members of French tennis clubs, therefore wasn't a major tournament until 1925). From 1926 until 1930 a musketeer, Lacoste or Cochet, was ranked No. 1 in the world and in 1926 and 1927 all four musketeers were ranked"
"for France from 1961 to 1969. He was nicknamed Peter Pan and several other nicknames because of his diminutive size. He is considered one of the best backs France ever produced and scored some of the most spectacular tries of the 1960s. Jean Gachassin Jean Gachassin (born 23 December 1941) is a former French rugby union footballer from Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées. Gachassin is also the former President of the Fédération Française de Tennis. He was a French international rugby union player. His usual positions were wing three quarter, center three quarter, fullback and fly half. In fact he was so versatile"
"champion José María Olazábal and Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie have been seen sporting Lacoste shirts in tournaments. Bernard Lacoste became seriously ill in early 2005, which led him to transfer the presidency of Lacoste to his younger brother and closest collaborator for many years, Michel Lacoste. Bernard died in Paris on 21 March 2006. Lacoste licenses its trademark to various companies. Until recently, Devanlay owned the exclusive worldwide clothing license, though today Lacoste Polo Shirts are also manufactured under licence in Thailand by ICC and also in China. Pentland Group has the exclusive worldwide license to produce Lacoste footwear, Coty"
"has concluded."" Note: NA = Not Available Thierry Lincou Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976 in La Réunion) is a retired professional squash player from France. He reached the World No. 1 ranking in January 2004. That year, Lincou won the World Open title, the Hong Kong Open and the Super Series Finals. He has been known as one of the greatest lateral movers in the game, as well as being one of the fittest players in the history of squash. His nickname, ""titi"", was founded by a former competitor, Amr Shabana. He called Thierry ""titi-tight,"" because of his precision"
"a certain ""WASPishness"" in his clothes, initially adopting the style of clothiers like Brooks Brothers, J. Press, and ""Savile Row""-style English clothing, he prominently included this attire from the ""sport of kings"" in his line, replete with a logo reminiscent of Lacoste's crocodile emblem, depicting a polo player and pony. This worked well as a marketing tool for, subsequently, the immense popularity of Lauren's clothing led a majority of English-speaking westerners to begin referring to Lacoste's tennis shirt as a ""polo shirt"". Still, ""tennis shirt"" remains a viable term for all uses of Lacoste's basic design. Over the latter half"
"company Lacoste. When he took over the company, it was producing ca 300,000 articles of clothing per year. In 2005, the figure was almost 50 million, which were sold in 110 countries. The company had a gross revenue of billions of US dollars. In March 2002, he gave over direction of the company to his brother Michel Lacoste due to poor health. Six months later, he died after a long illness at the age of 74. Bernard Lacoste Bernard Lacoste (22 June 1931 in Paris – 21 March 2006 in Paris) was a French fashion designer and businessman. Born in"